First Merchants Corporation

Product Manager

• Develop, lead, and continuously evolve Treasury Management product strategies
• Own strategic roadmaps, investment prioritization, enhancements, integrations, and innovation initiatives
• Align product strategy with enterprise growth objectives involving deposits, fee income, client acquisition, relationship expansion, and digital adoption
• Analyze client behavior, industry trends, competitive intelligence, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies
• Develop business cases, investment recommendations, and strategic proposals
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management from strategy and design through implementation, optimization, and retirement
• Partner with Technology, Operations, Digital Banking, and external vendors on product enhancements and platform improvements
• Drive innovation involving real-time payments, embedded banking, artificial intelligence, API integration, fraud prevention, and digital treasury solutions
• Serve as a Treasury Management subject matter expert and strategic advisor
• Translate client needs into product enhancements improving satisfaction, retention, and treasury wallet share
• Support key client engagements, strategic prospect opportunities, and executive-level treasury discussions
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, sales tools, training programs, and solution frameworks
• Support complex treasury solution design, request-for-proposal responses, and strategic relationship initiatives
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Payments, Commercial Banking, Technology, Operations, Risk Management, Compliance, Finance, Marketing, Digital, Information Security, and external partners
• Establish governance processes, decision-making frameworks, and prioritization models
• Own product performance metrics, scorecards, dashboards, executive reports, pricing, profitability, and market penetration analysis
• Support annual planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term product portfolio management
• Establish governance practices and ensure regulatory compliance
• Partner with Risk Management, Compliance, Legal, Audit, Fraud Prevention, and Information Security to mitigate product-related risks
• Oversee vendor management and third-party relationships
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to Product Managers, Product Analysts, and Treasury Management team members
• Contribute to talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives

Senior Treasury Management Product Manager

General

• Review commercial loan documentation operational mechanics for compatibility with the loan system
• Collaborate with relationship managers, closers, and other line-of-business personnel to gather information and resolve documentation, closing, boarding, and funding issues
• Oversee funding of new and amended loan transactions, ensuring timely disbursement and adherence to approval conditions
• Maintain detailed records and documentation in loan systems and databases
• Guide team members as a subject matter expert in loan documentation, boarding, and funding processes
• Help develop and refine documentation procedures and best practices
• Engage in cross-functional project teams
• Oversee and authorize outgoing wire transfers and OTEs
• Participate in pipeline, pre-closing, and closing calls
• Identify and escalate deal attributes unsupported by the servicing system or requiring workarounds or manual intervention
• Support onboarding, funding, and quality review of new or amended attorney-prepared facilities
• Prepare and send advance notice, clear-to-close funding, and fee notices to participating banks
• Apply DMAIC methodology to improve processes

Senior Treasury Management Product Manager

Senior Centralized Funding Specialist